Road vehicle for passengers



Um.' 14. 1924. y www@ G. J. SHAVE ROAD vVEHICLE FOR PASSENGERS Filed March l0, 1923 2 Sheets--SheeI .L

Um. 14 1924. ummm G. J. srl-IAVE ROAD VEHICLE FQR PASSENGERS FledMarCh l0, 1923 2 SheeLs--Shee- 2 Patented @et id, 1924.

narrar GEORGE JAMES SHAVF, 075'" WESTMJSTER, LONDN. ENGLANID. ASSLFINUR '110 THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBS` COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LUNDON, ENC'rL!ih"' BRITISH', COMPANY.

neen VEHICLE non ressnnenns.

Application filed March l0, 1923. Serial No. 624,152.

To 11N vwiz/im if; may concern Be it known that l, Geenen JA Mns SuM/n, a subject ot the King oi England,` residing at iVestminster, London, England. have invented certainnew and useful" improvements in Road Vehicles for Passengers, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention is :tor improvements in or relating to road vehicles tor passengers and has for one of its objects to provide a construction which shall be more convenient to i'iassengers than the `constructions at pres cnt in use. i

According to the primary feature oit the present invention a two-deck road vehicle tor passengers, of the type having a covered-in upper deck with side windows which can be opened, is provided which is characterized in that the windows and roof ot the upper deck are provided with supports adapted to be carried upon permanent parts of the vehicle in such a manner that Ithe root with certain of its supports and the windows carried thereby can be removed as an entity leavingy other windows and supports in position. Conveniently the windows at the front of the upper deck o't the vehicle are permanently mounted and may remain even though the other windows and roof are removed.

r)The .invention is also concerned with the means toi supporting the detachable inem bers on the permanent parts ot the vehicle and with other features of construction which will be hereinafter indicated.

For a more complete understanding` ot the invention there will now be described, by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, one constructional form of covering for the upper deck ot a passenger road vehicle according to the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise constructional details set forth.

in these drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation ot the upper portion of the vehicle showing the root covering and windows in place;

Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the root and most of the windows removed and a detachable hand railing substituted;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the whole of the Windows removed;

Figure 4: is a cii'oss-sectioi'i on the line ll-t ot Figure 1, but on a scaie largrn than that oit' this latter figure;

Figure 5 is a partial internal view also on a scale larger than that oft Figure l.;

Figure 6 is a section on the line t` -6 ot Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a detail view of a portion o i" the detachable hand railing shown in Figure 2, but on a scale larger than that of this latter` ligure; and

. Figure 8 is a section on the line 3-3 oi Figure 7. v

Like reference numerals :indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

The covering` for the upper deck oi" the vehicle comprises a root 10 with supports 11 which reach down to the permanent parl` 12 oit the vehicle. Betweenv the adjacent supports 11 slidable windows 13 are provided which when necessary can be slid outside fixed windows 1li so as to exposev uncovered apertures such as15. The` sup* ports 11 extend up under the skin of the rootv and are stiii'ened by metal strips 15, while horizontalrails 17 and 18 'form with the supports 1l and the root skin a single entity. The rails 17 and 13 are provided with runners 19 to guide the sliding winY dows 13 and by making these runners detachable` it will be appreciated that the win dows 13 can be individually removed as may be thought desirable. The fixed windows 14 are secured in place by strips 20 which can also be made removable it it is desired to remove individual fixed windows 14C.

The lower rail 18 has a concave under face which is received upon the convex upper tace of a permanent rail 21. rThis curved joint will be found ot servicein preventing the ingress ot wet. The metal strips 16 reach under the rails 18 and carry bolts or studs 22 whereby the roof superv structure is fixed in place upon the rails 21.

When the roof superstructure is removed. it is desirable to place upon the rail 21 a detachable hand railing 23. In this way the side of the vehicle can readily be brought to any required height above the surface of the upper deck. This railing 23 embodies a lower member 24, and fixing members 25 spaced the same distance apart are the corresponding members 22. In this way the detachable roof supports and the alternative detachable hand railing are intercl'iangeably mounted in place.

Referring to Figure. 2 it-Will bev seen that when the roof superstructure is removed the front windows 26 are left in place yso as to serve as a wind screen for the passengers'.

The joint vbetweeny this front to they upper deck, and the detachable roof, lies horizon tally of the vehicle and is made against a downwardly `directed face on the roof. Inythis way the ingress of wet will be prevented.

The uprights' 27 at the extremity of the rfront 26 maybe secured .to uprights 28 on the f main roof superstructure by fixing members 29 (see Figure t). Of course the front 26 maybe individually removable if desired, in which case the top of the vehicle would have x the appearance shown in Figure 3.

. rIlle adoption of a covered-in topfas aforesaid is facilitated `by the sinking of the general level of they vehicle in the manner described in British "Specification No. 19,495/22; andy it will be found that a vehicle constructed as specified will be stable and aforesaid other specification.

satisfactory Jfrom the point vot view of the comfortvof the passengers, since those outside vmay beac'commodated whatever the weather vmay be.l It is not, however, essential to employ the subject matter of the pres ent invention in conjunction with that of the It will be seen that the top 'covering according to the y present invention does not in any way prethe windows instead of being slidable horizontally can be made slidable vertically or they could be arranged to be individually openedin'ways other than by sliding.

I claim l. A two-deck road vehicle for passengers, comprising an upper deck covered in by a roof and side windows, supports for said root1 and windows, a permanent. rail upon the vehicle to receive the lower edges of the supports and means `for fixing said supports to said railin such manner that the roof with certain of its supports and the windows carried thereby can b'e'removed as an entity leaving other windows and their supports in position. y

2. A. two-deck road vehicle for passenfels, rcomprising an upper deck covered in by a roof and side windows, supports for said roof and windows7 a permanent rail upon the vehicle having a convex upper surface to receive concave lower edges of the supports and means for fixing said supports to said rail in such manner that the roof with certain of its supports and the windows can ried thereby can be removed as an entity leaving other Windows and their supports in position. y y A 3. A two-deck road vehicle for passengers, comprising an upper deck covered in by roof and side windows, supports for vsaid 'roof and windows, a. permanent rail upon the vehicle to receive the lower edges of the supports, and projecting fixing members on said supports to be received in holes in the said permanent railwhereby the roof with certain of its supports and the windows carried thereby can be removed as an entity leaving other windows and their supports in position. v

In testimon whereof I aix my sifnature.

eynonen JAMES suivie. 

